2016 Currie Cup Premier Division

2016 Currie Cup Premier Division
Countries South Africa
Date August – October 2016
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The 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division will be the top tier of the second stage of the 2016 Currie Cup, the 78th edition of this annual South African rugby union competition organised by the South African Rugby Union. It will be played between August and October 2016 and will feature nine teams that qualified through the 2016 Currie Cup qualification competition.

Competition rules and information

There will be nine participating teams in the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division.

Qualification

The six franchise teams will automatically qualify to the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division, and will be joined by the three highest-placed non-franchise teams from the 2016 Currie Cup qualification stage. Points will not be carried over to the Premier Division.

Regular season and title play offs

The nine teams that qualify for the Premier Division will play against each other over the course of the competition, either at home or away. Teams will receive four points for a win and two points for a draw. Bonus points will be awarded to teams that score 4 or more tries in a game, as well as to teams that lose a match by 7 points or less. Teams will be ranked by log points, then points difference (points scored less points conceded).

The top four teams will qualify for the semi-finals, which will be followed by a final.[1]

Teams

The teams that already qualified for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division are:[1]

Location of teams in the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division

Team Listing

2016 Currie Cup Premier Division teams
Team Sponsored Name Stadium/s Sponsored Name
Blue Bulls Vodacom Blue Bulls Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria Loftus Versfeld
Eastern Province Kings Eastern Province Kings Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium
Free State Cheetahs Toyota Free State Cheetahs Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein Free State Stadium
Golden Lions Xerox Golden Lions Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg Emirates Airline Park
Sharks Cell C Sharks Kings Park Stadium, Durban Growthpoint Kings Park
Western Province DHL Western Province Newlands Stadium, Cape Town DHL Newlands

Three additional teams will join the competition from the 2016 Currie Cup qualification competition.

Log

The current log for the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division is:

2016 Currie Cup Premier Division log

Pos Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TB LB Pts
1 Blue Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Eastern Province Kings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Free State Cheetahs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Golden Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Sharks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Western Province 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Qualifier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Qualifier 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Qualifier 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Competition has not yet started.

Round-by-round

The table below shows a team's progression throughout the season. For each round, each team's cumulative points total is shown with the overall log position in brackets.

Team Progression – 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division
Team R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 QF SF F
Blue Bulls
Eastern Province Kings
Free State Cheetahs
Golden Lions
Sharks
Western Province
Qualifier 1
Qualifier 2
Qualifier 3
Key: win draw loss bye

Fixtures and results

Nine rounds of matches will be played, followed by quarter finals, semi-finals and the final.

The matches listed below will all be played during this stage. In addition, each team will play another fixture against each of the three qualifiers from the 2016 Currie Cup qualification tournament, for a total of eight fixtures per team.


Semi-Finals

Final

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "World's oldest provincial rugby competition gets makeover" (Press release). South African Rugby Union. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.


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